Hospice RN- PAH

Job description

Company: Providence at Home with Compassus Position Summary: The Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs Hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with an emphasis on community health education / experience. The Hospice nurse builds from the resources of the Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individuals and families within their home environments. May provide patient care to premature infants, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young, middle and older adults. Position Specific Responsibilities: - • Completes comprehensive assessments of patients and families to determine hospice needs, including physical assessments and histories of current and previous illnesses. - Develops, initiates, and revises individualized Plans of Care in collaboration with the IDG, using health assessment data to determine nursing diagnoses and establish goals. - Provides professional nursing care by utilizing the nursing process, implementing palliative interventions, administering prescribed medications and treatments, and counseling patients and families on health care needs. - Provides health care instructions to patients and families as appropriate p...